EXAM: N436 Evidence Based Practice EAQ;
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A group of nurses have implemented an evidence-based practice (EBP) change and have
evaluated the effectiveness of the change. What is their next step?
1
Conduct a literature review.
2
Share the findings with others.
3
Conduct a statistical analysis.
4
Create a well-defined PICOT question. CORRECT ANS-2
After completing an evidence-based practice (EBP) project and evaluating its effectiveness,
the next step is to communicate the results with others. Conducting a literature review and
statistical analysis, and creating a well-defined PICOT question, come before evaluation and
sharing findings.
The nurse is providing care to a patient who is experiencing major abdominal trauma
following a car accident. The patient is losing blood quickly and needs a blood transfusion.
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The nurse finds out that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness and cannot have blood
transfusions because of religious beliefs. The nurse notifies the patient's health care provider
and receives an order to give the patient an alternative to blood products. Of what is this an
example?
1
A quality improvement study
2
A change in practice based on evidence
3
A time when calling the hospital's ethics committee is essential
4
Consideration of patient preferences and values while providing care CORRECT ANS-4
This example illustrates a situation in which the health care providers take the patient's
values and beliefs into consideration while providing care. This is not an example of a quality
improvement study or change in practice based on evidence. Although ethics is a critical
consideration in this instance if the patient's life is in danger and the patient refuses
treatment, the provider orders an alternative to blood products, which in itself is not an
ethical dilemma.
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The nurse designs and conducts an informational health campaign and then measures the
outcomes of the campaign. Which type of research practice did the nurse perform?
1
Evaluation
2
Descriptive
3
Exploratory
4
Experimental CORRECT ANS-1
Evaluation research tests how well a program, practice, or policy is working. The nurse is
conducting an informational health campaign and measuring the outcomes of the campaign,
which indicates that the nurse is engaged in evaluation. Descriptive research measures the
characteristics of persons, situations, or groups and the frequency with which certain events
or characteristics occur. Exploratory research is designed to develop or refine the dimensions
of phenomena or to develop or refine a hypothesis about the relationships among
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phenomena. In experimental research, the investigator controls the study variable and
randomly assigns subjects to different conditions to test the variable.
Which type of research explores the interrelationships among variables of interest without
any active intervention by the researcher?
1
Historical research
2
Evaluation research
3
Correlational research
4
Experimental research CORRECT ANS-3
Correlational research explores the interrelationships among variables of interest without any
active intervention by the researcher. Historical research is designed to establish facts and
relationships concerning past events. Evaluation research tests how well a program, practice,
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A group of nurses have implemented an evidence-based practice (EBP) change and have
evaluated the effectiveness of the change. What is their next step?
1
Conduct a literature review.
2
Share the findings with others.
3
Conduct a statistical analysis.
4
Create a well-defined PICOT question. CORRECT ANS-2
After completing an evidence-based practice (EBP) project and evaluating its effectiveness,
the next step is to communicate the results with others. Conducting a literature review and
statistical analysis, and creating a well-defined PICOT question, come before evaluation and
sharing findings.
The nurse is providing care to a patient who is experiencing major abdominal trauma
following a car accident. The patient is losing blood quickly and needs a blood transfusion.
, EXAM: N436 Evidence Based Practice EAQ;
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The nurse finds out that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness and cannot have blood
transfusions because of religious beliefs. The nurse notifies the patient's health care provider
and receives an order to give the patient an alternative to blood products. Of what is this an
example?
1
A quality improvement study
2
A change in practice based on evidence
3
A time when calling the hospital's ethics committee is essential
4
Consideration of patient preferences and values while providing care CORRECT ANS-4
This example illustrates a situation in which the health care providers take the patient's
values and beliefs into consideration while providing care. This is not an example of a quality
improvement study or change in practice based on evidence. Although ethics is a critical
consideration in this instance if the patient's life is in danger and the patient refuses
treatment, the provider orders an alternative to blood products, which in itself is not an
ethical dilemma.
, EXAM: N436 Evidence Based Practice EAQ;
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The nurse designs and conducts an informational health campaign and then measures the
outcomes of the campaign. Which type of research practice did the nurse perform?
1
Evaluation
2
Descriptive
3
Exploratory
4
Experimental CORRECT ANS-1
Evaluation research tests how well a program, practice, or policy is working. The nurse is
conducting an informational health campaign and measuring the outcomes of the campaign,
which indicates that the nurse is engaged in evaluation. Descriptive research measures the
characteristics of persons, situations, or groups and the frequency with which certain events
or characteristics occur. Exploratory research is designed to develop or refine the dimensions
of phenomena or to develop or refine a hypothesis about the relationships among
, EXAM: N436 Evidence Based Practice EAQ;
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phenomena. In experimental research, the investigator controls the study variable and
randomly assigns subjects to different conditions to test the variable.
Which type of research explores the interrelationships among variables of interest without
any active intervention by the researcher?
1
Historical research
2
Evaluation research
3
Correlational research
4
Experimental research CORRECT ANS-3
Correlational research explores the interrelationships among variables of interest without any
active intervention by the researcher. Historical research is designed to establish facts and
relationships concerning past events. Evaluation research tests how well a program, practice,
